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Jim Duzak

Jim Duzak
Attorney At Love

About the Author

Jim Duzak, the “Attorney at Love”, has spent his entire adult life dealing with issues of marriage, divorce, single-parenting, post-divorce dating, and remarriage.

By age twenty, he was a husband and father. By thirty, he was divorced and raising his daughter by himself. He met his second wife through a personal ad, and at one time owned and operated a dating service specializing in mid-life matchups. As an attorney, Jim represented hundreds of clients in divorce and custody cases, and later served as a full-time divorce mediator for one of the busiest family courts in the country.

Jim has also written and lectured about personal ads and online dating, and for many years has done one-on-one relationship coaching. As he says in his book, he has pretty much seen it all, heard it all, or done it all, including making a lot of the mistakes that he tries to keep his readers and clients from making. Despite his qualifications, Jim prefers that people think of him not as an “expert” but as a coach, counselor and trusted friend.

A native New Englander, Jim is a graduate of Central Connecticut State University and Boston College Law School. He now lives in southeastern Arizona. Mid-Life Divorce and the Rebirth of Commitment (Cold Tree Press, 2007) is his first book.


Jim Duzak ("The Attorney at Love") (as well as Fisher Communications, Inc. and its affiliates), will be saved harmless from any reader’s claim that their understanding or implementation of the advice in this column had an adverse effect. No specific outcome is implied or promised.  The column is for general informational purposes only. It is not intended as legal or psychological advice, nor is it a substitute for face-to-face counseling or psychotherapy. Accordingly, readers should not act upon information in this column without seeking appropriate professional advice.

From this Author

Can An Insult Be A Compliment?

Can An Insult Be A Compliment?

Dear Jim:  I’m a 27 year-old biochemistry grad student and I’m seeing a very accomplished 36 year-old guy (Wharton School MBA,...
Suspicious Wife Gone Too Far

Suspicious Wife Gone Too Far

Dear Jim:  My wife just admitted to me that she had a GPS tracking device installed on my car two months ago when I was away on a business trip...
Why Second and Third Marriages Often End in Divorce

Why Second and Third Marriages Often End in Divorce

Statistically speaking, the more times you’ve been married in the past, the more likely you’ll get divorced again if you remarry. The...
I Don't Want His New Partner Around My Kids!

I Don't Want His New Partner Around My Kids!

Dear Jim: I’ve been divorced two years. My ex and I have joint legal custody of our two girls (10 and 12). They live with me during the week...
Worried Your Divorce Will Hurt Your Kids?

Worried Your Divorce Will Hurt Your Kids?

Dear Jim: I’m 41 and married with two kids (7 and 9). My parents got divorced when I was in eighth grade, and I vowed that if I ever got...
Taking A Break Before Marriage: A Good Idea Or Not?

Taking A Break Before Marriage: A Good Idea Or Not?

It’s being reported that the on-again/off-again love relationship between Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel is very much in the “on...
Help! My Spouse Won't go to Marriage Counseling!

Help! My Spouse Won't go to Marriage Counseling!

Dear Jim: My husband and I have been married just two years, but he’s already started to disengage from me. He spends every night and at least...
Is My Partner's "Office Spouse" Getting Too Close for Comfort?

Is My Partner's "Office Spouse" Getting Too Close for Comfort?

DEAR JIM: My wife is an administrator in a large school district. A while back, the superintendent hired a guy (I’ll call him “Carlos...
Am I Lying By Withholding Info?

Am I Lying By Withholding Info?

Dear Jim, I was interested in what you had to say to the plus-size woman who wasn’t sure how to deal with her weight in her online dating site...
Help! My Spouse Sees His Ex Too Often

Help! My Spouse Sees His Ex Too Often

Dear Jim, Two years ago, I married a man whose 14 year old daughter, Tiffany, lives with his ex-wife during the week and comes to our home on...

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